i have this one friend who thinks “having a card that works” = “being rich.” we were both broke students last semester. i work part time and budget pretty tightly. he doesn’t work at all and somehow always “forgets” his wallet whenever we go out. one night a bunch of us went out for food. bill comes, everybody pays their share. this guy suddenly goes, “yo can you just put mine on your card? i’ll pay you back next week when my mom sends money.” it was like 35 bucks. not insane, but i’d already mentally budgeted my week around not paying for two people. i told him i couldn’t spot him this time because my card is basically tied to what’s in my account and i’m cutting it close. he gets offended. “bro stop acting broke, you literally have a card. just swipe it. you get cashback anyway. it’s not even real money, it’s points.” then he tries to guilt trip me in front of everyone. “wow… imagine gatekeeping credit from your own friend.” i ended up saying no and it got awkward. he sulked the rest of the night and later texted me this long paragraph about how “people with financial privilege never understand” (again… we both live in the same tiny apartment, he just refuses to work). the joke is… according to him, my “privilege” is just me not letting my balance go to zero so he can eat wings and fries on my future anxiety.   submitted by   /u/Gullible-Tale9114 [link]   [comments]